The Tulsa Race Massacre and the Violence of Forgetting

A horrific act of racism-fueled mob violence took place 100 years ago. Why don't more people know about it?

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Biden Must Honor Pledge to Immigrant Troops: Rescind Trump Policy Blocking Path to Citizenship

Thousands of service members are in a state of purgatory because of President Biden's failure to end Trump's harmful policy. Ending this policy is an easy step to honor the president’s pledge to immigrant service members.

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Abortion Access is at Stake, But We Will Do Everything We Can to Keep Our Clinic’s Doors Open

Arkansas legislators are trying to make abortion inaccessible, so we're taking them to court.

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We’re Suing Arkansas Over its Ban on Health Care for Trans Youth

This is the first of several lawsuits the ACLU will be filing over anti-trans laws passed in 2021.

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The People, Not the Police, Should Decide If and How Surveillance Technologies Are Used In Their Communities

Dayton and Detroit just passed CCOPS’ 20th and 21st laws nationwide — a milestone for surveillance tech transparency and empowering communities.

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What Insights Would RBG Offer About the Upcoming Supreme Court Abortion Rights Case?

Coverage of the court’s decision to hear a major abortion-related case has merely skimmed the surface about the impact across society.

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The Movement to End Police Violence 1-Year after George Floyd’s Murder

One year ago today, George Floyd was brutally murdered by Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin sparking the largest protests in American history. What has changed in the year since Floyd’s murder and that uprising?

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How to Save Lives in Jail During the Opioid Crisis

People in jails are often denied life-saving treatment for opioid addiction, with deadly results.

Jail cells with the doors closed inside an Idaho prison.

“I Can’t Breathe:” A Year of Racial Reckoning in America

If this past year made anything clear, it is that America is not yet a “post-racial” society.

By Joey Francilus

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